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tāwara - flavour

Tāwara (i), tāwhara. 1. n. Flavour, taste; generally of pleasant taste. I mau mai ai ra te tawara ki a au.—Ka kainga te kurekure, he pai, he mau roa no te tawara i roto i te waha.

2. a. Sweet, pleasant to the taste. Mahia he kai tawara i raro (S. 46). Ka homai he kai tawhara i raro (M. 219).

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Tāwara (ii), n. Murmur, hum of conversation. Ka huri te taringa te tawara a te iti, te tawara a te rahi (M. 411). ‖ wawara.

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Tawara (iii).—Tomina tawara toku kaki ki to ti ngahuru (Best, “Tuhoe”, p. 159).

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He pai te tāwara o te pata heihei ki a au.
I like the flavour of butter chicken.
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